Elizabeth Nonweiler

consultant and trainer for the teaching of reading

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@SusanGodsland Bradbury and Wyse write that “a balanced instruction approach is most likely to be successful”. But
“balanced” is an ambiguous word. The government’s approach could be described as "balanced". It includes both language comprehension and word reading. See https://t.co/ijt2g7bNiW

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@op_ti_ma Solity's got it wrong. RWI does not state that pupils should not be shown the text in stories they hear because it is potentially confusing. Instead, RWI says that teachers should not interrupt the flow of the story by constantly pointing to words and letters.

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@IoeResearch @IOE_London @HHCP_UCL @Dominic_Wyse @AliceJBradbury @MichaelRosenYes @CommonsEd Read this: https://t.co/7zXyFAS9Pp for an analysis of Wyse and Bradbury's research for their paper.

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

Catch-up Premium: Here’s a list of programmes & resources for helping children of all ages with reading & spelling. They all teach through systematic synthetic phonics, but are not ranked or exclusive. https://t.co/PZmdYJO7hW

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@EdInspire That's right. It's complicated but you can spend the Catch-up Premium without using the NTP.

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

Catch-up Premium: Here’s a list of programmes & resources for helping children of all ages with reading & spelling. They all teach through systematic synthetic phonics, but are not ranked or exclusive. https://t.co/PZmdYJO7hW

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@PhilipPullman Very sad to read this tweet. How can you, of all people, think that teaching all children to read in the most effective way is not a good thing? Without phonics, many children will never be able to read your books.

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@typefiend This is not a good idea. If you touch your home-made mask and then your face, you are in more danger of getting and spreading the virus. WHO officials do not recommend mask wearing for healthy members of the general population.https://t.co/YD8ML2PnVh

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@tombennett71 I am offended, Tom! Bearsden was once my home. It's to a good place to live, but it's not gated🙂.

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@briarlipson @chrishipkins @TraceyMartin @ConversationEDU I agree! Here are some excellent programmes to add to the list in the article to help children who don't get off to a good start: Sound Discovery, Rapid Phonics, Sound Reading System, Phonics International.

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@GuyKawasaki It is being taught the right way in parts of Maine, USA. Go to https://t.co/RSK24Ob0hA

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

Watch “Nigeria’s Reading Revolution” - an inspiring video about improving children's literacy on a big scale, through dedicated Nigerians, Universal Learning Solutions and Jolly Phonics: https://t.co/1VLYSR8L51

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@JSmithBrock @PhonicsMom Hi Jennie, It's good to hear about success with JP in Maine! I find Twitter difficult and haven't looked at it in months, but Brian told me about your messages. I can't remember how to follow someone - of course I could work it out again. Email or Skype would work better for me.

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

Anyone know of good literature about teaching written composition in primary school - book, study, research, article, blog?

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

https://t.co/TpRpxAXxj2 Based on the strong evidence from this pilot study, the implementation of the programme nationwide would results in a significant improvement in the literacy rate in Cameroon.

[David Didau @DavidDidau]

Don't let phonics denialists move the goal posts after PIRLS 2016 https://t.co/PN0uZijXy7 via @oldandrewuk

[Susan Godsland @SusanGodsland]

Reading enjoyment among children has increased since focus on phonics ''In 2016 we recorded the highest levels of reading enjoyment to date, with nearly 6 in 10 saying that they enjoy reading either very much or quite a lot'' https://t.co/6S2GQDiHeB

[DyslexiaMNC @dyslexiamnc]

#SSP works for ALL. Why does Aus Ed persist with what only works for 75%? @Birmo @GladysB @NSWEducation @PETAAConnect @aleaaustralia https://t.co/Z6gCCDF98J

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@Infeducation @HarfordSean The report makes it clear that play is important, but so is direct teaching:

"Play ...was used primarily for developing children’s personal, social and emotional skills."

Successful schools "gave reading, writing and mathematics ... sufficient direct teaching time every day."

[Elizabeth Nonweiler @ElizabethNonw]

@SWLiteracy @HarfordSean @GillJonesOfsted "sharing stories, alongside the teaching of phonics, formed the foundation of reading comprehension”. Children were taught to “sit correctly on a chair at a table when writing” ... “Reception children should have frequent practice of writing on paper”. Yes!